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Cold snap drives demand
Cold snap drives demand
If you thought this winter has been a little on
the chilly side, you’d be right.
During the cold snap
in the first week in July, Vector’s peak load was up 74 MW
on the same week the year before. 74 MW is equivalent to
the maximum demand for 24,666 households.
Network summary for week ending 26 July
2015
Electricity
A
contractor struck an electric cable in Onehunga during the
week. Repairs were carried out by our crews, with around 30
customers affected.
A transformer in Hillcrest required urgent repairs during the week, after a car collided with it. A pole met a similar fate in Papatoetoe, and it had to be replaced by our crews. Crews made repairs to our network after car vs pole incidents in Dannemora, St Johns, Halfmoon Bay, Eden Terrace and Waitakere.
Power isolations were requested at five house/building fires during the week, in Avondale, Otahuhu (2), Titirangi and New Lynn.
Gas
There
were two cases of third party damage to our network during
the week, in Titirangi and New Lynn. Our service providers
completed the necessary repairs.
Gas odours were reported in Auckland City, Orakei, Paerata, Te Rapa and Tauranga. These sites were assessed by our service providers, and all repairs completed.
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